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Redwood City board hears health-and-wellness update, approves Garfield dental pilot and emphasizes parent consent
Summary
District Health & Wellness staff outlined nursing coverage, vision-screening improvements and a new Garfield dental pilot that will offer exams, varnishes and sealants with parent opt-in; trustees pressed staff on staffing ratios and data to guide future investments.
Katrina Redd, the district's director of health and wellness, told the Redwood City School Board the department is emphasizing equitable, preventive services and stronger partnerships with community providers.
Redd said the district has four registered nurses, two LVNs and several 1:1 RNs for high-acuity students, and that each RN typically covers three school sites to ensure districtwide coverage. "Each RN is responsible for 3 school sites," she said, describing a model that balances regular site days with on-call coverage for emergencies.
The presentation highlighted screening changes that administrators say have reduced false positives: the district now uses a higher-fidelity spot screener for…
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